Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3BT4RED80972 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 10, 2024
PA
Last seenJan 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 13 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3BT4RED80972
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8W3BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
D80972

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FORD

Prefix basis · 616 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 616 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 10, 2024 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around9OOSMTMFO LLC 4501798J77URJ/NJ
Dec 9, 2025MSI · Full1RICHROAD LLC 4411094J77URJ/NJ
Dec 30, 2024AZII · Walk-around3AL 1990 LLC 4194393J77URJ/NJ
Dec 10, 2024PAI · Full7OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057J77URJ/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261IL
RICHROAD LLC4411094Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251MO
AL 1990 LLC4194393Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 20241OH
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
J77URJNJMTMFO LLCJan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261
J77URJNJRICHROAD LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
J77URJNJAL 1990 LLCDec 30, 2024Dec 30, 20241
J77URJNJMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026